John Kelly and the Language of the Military Coup (“When Kelly replaced the ineffectual Reince Priebus as the chief of staff, a sigh of relief emerged: at least the general would impose some discipline on the Administration. Now we have a sense of what military discipline in the White House sounds like.”)

What the Hell Happened in Niger? (“Rumors are swirling over what took place in the final hours before four U.S. servicemen died—but a clear picture of what actually took place is only beginning to emerge.” Trump’s “Benghazi”)

Police seeking Facebook release of Virginia Tech instructor’s activity (“Mark Neuhoff, a graduate student and part-time instructor teaching English composition at Tech, has posted his political ideas on Facebook and discussed what he calls ‘basic conservative principles’ with what he calls a sympathetic group of like-minded individuals.” Based on his Facebook posts, this guy’s a hard-core Nazi.)

Kerr: The old rules don’t apply to Virginia anymore (“Republicans in Virginia haven’t won a statewide election since 2009. And they won that one, a gubernatorial race, riding on the initial tea party wave against the Democrats and with a moderate GOP candidate who appealed to Northern Virginia. This time they have more hurdles to overcome. Their base isn’t secure, they haven’t courted enough moderates to win over the middle, and the Democrats are thoroughly energized. It’s going to be a tough one for the Republicans to win.”)